Canadian singer The Weeknd has given fans a pleasant surprise after posting a picture of himself with Aquid Game famed actress Jung Ho-Yeon.
The Sacrifice singer took Instagram and shared announced that the actress will feature in his upcoming single. The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, wrote in the caption, “out of time: Tuesday.”
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The music video would mark Ho-Yeon’s first-ever appearance in an American music video Moreover, The Weeknd has recently topped the Spotify list of most-listened artists, leaving behind Justin Bieber, who held the record with close to 84 million monthly listeners.
This year, The Weeknd rebounded from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart returning as the top musical act in the U.S. for a landmark 25th total week.
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The album revisits its No. 2 high on the Billboard 200 chart with 70,000 equivalent album units (up 63%), according to MRC Data, following its release on CD on January 28. Of that sum, 37,000 are from traditional album sales – almost entirely CD sales – as the set concurrently hits No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart for the first time.
The Weeknd’s Artist 100 reign is also aided by his best-of The Highlights at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 (33,000 units), as well as five songs on the Billboard Hot 100: “Save Your Tears,” with Ariana Grande (No. 19); “One Right Now,” with Post Malone (No. 22); “You Right,” with Doja Cat (No. 36); “Sacrifice” (No. 40); and “Take My Breath” (No. 84).
